BENIN CITY- A 26-year-old man arrested for child theft has confessed to have made over N.7million selling stolen babies to buyers in Benin, Lagos, Enugun and Port-Harcourt.
The suspect who identified himself as Kenneth Ofoke from Ohrza village in Izzza local government area of Ebonyi State was among suspected criminals paraded by the commissioner of police in Edo State CP Dan Malam Mohammed in Benin City, yesterday.
“The first was seven weeks male twins I sold for N500, 000.00. The second was three years old baby boy named Wisdom, I collected N30, 000.00.
“A two-year-old baby girl was given out for N200, 000.00 and I was waiting to receive some money from ‘madam’ when police arrested me on March 26, 2019”. He stated.
Kenneth who claimed to be a married professional bricklayer said he used the proceeds to pay house rent and bought some household property in Benin City.
He expressed doubt on the possibility of recovery the children and reuniting with their biological parents as some of the buyers were from Lagos, Enugun and Port-Harcourt where he said an orphanage is used as a spot for the illicit trade.
